MCAM expands its structural thermoplastic material range

Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM), has expanded the product line of its KyronMAX structural thermoplastic materials with new resin formulations to meet the requirements of applications in the medicalsector, among others. 

The KyronMAX line of structural thermoplastic compounds incorporate MCAM’s short carbon fibre technology, offering its customers the strongest mouldable polymers available for metal replacement applications.

Dave Wilkinson, technology director for MCAM, said: “While we began with a line of high-temperature engineering thermoplastics we have migrated to include the general purpose polymers as well, including polypropylene, nylon and polycarbonate. We’re agnostic in terms of the material we use. If the customer requires nylon 6/6, we can give them a nylon 6/6 that is stronger than anything on the market. If they need a polycarbonate, we can give them one that’s stronger than any other material. We’re not trying to force one or two solutions on our customers. We want to produce what our customers require, so we now offer a broad product portfolio.”

The KyronMAX line is based around structural compounds which are the strongest compounds for the injection moulding process in the world. KyronMAX compounds can be used to replace steel in a structural component. As MCAM continued innovating and developing its broad product range, the company broke a barrier in the industry, offering materials with 60,000 psi (414 MPa) tensile strength.

Wilkinson added: “We keep moving the technology bar higher to give our customers a lot of options when they want to replace metals with polymers. Additionally, our materials are designed to be user-friendly and easily injection mouldable.”